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A bi-level deck provides both a sunny, elevated dining area as well as a shady gathering spot. Working around two obstacles on the exterior of our sp...
Make a grid of your deck plans (here are mine). The major deck was planned to be 10' x 12' and the minor deck was 10' x 7'. I got the permit from th...
For this deck, there were a total eight footings (five on the minor deck and three on the major deck). They were 12" in diameter and 42" deep. There...
The footings on the major deck were poured first; I used twelve 80# bags of quickrete for that alone. Metal supports that will hold the uprights were...
Dig the patio area out and frame it up with 2x4s. Our patio was about 12' by 12.5'. Be sure to schedule the ready-mix concrete truck for this step; ...
We worked around an old deck landing (seen here as a darker color) so had to use wheelbarrows to get the concrete on the side furthest away from the s...
I used three 6" x 6" posts for the major deck and 4" x 4" posts for the minor deck. I was told that 4" x 4" posts would work fine for the major deck,...
Here's the tricky part--measuring and determining the angle for the stair stringers. I wanted the stairs to end on the patio and a little further out...
I used composite wood for the decking and used nails to space the boards. This step was a lot of fun as you can see progress quickly and even walk on...
Posts for the railings were constructed with treated 4" x 4" lumber as the composite decking materials are not meant to be structural. Composite deck...
I used 42" black metal balusters for the major deck and 36" balusters for the minor deck. The balusters came with a template so that you could make s...
The stair railings were a bit tricky because the angles made baluster and railing construction difficult. You may also notice that there's a bump-out...
Here is the completed deck. There is about 7.5' of headroom on the patio, the deck has a bump-out to allow the meter readers access to the meter, and...
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Apr 9, 2010
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